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    South Asian Women, Girls Need Responsive Legal System to Gender Violence

    Long delays in medical examinations, police investigations, prosecutions, and trials are widespread. Survivors often have difficulties filing cases with the police and face community...
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    Political risks loom over Sri Lanka’s economic stabilisation

    High poverty levels and growing dissatisfaction with mainstream political parties appears to be boosting support for left-wing populist parties, which advocate alternative, home-grown policies. By...
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    Sri Lanka’s Vulnerable Forced to Risk “A Pathway To Destitution”, Says Red Cross Assessment

    The deepening economic crisis is forcing people to make heartbreaking choices between going hungry, buying life-saving medicine, or finding the money to send children...
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    Bangladesh

    A Recession Worse than 2007 Crisis Around the Corner, Says UNCTAD

    UNCTAD’s latest report warns that the policy-induced global recession could be worse than the financial crisis that haunted governments and people across the globe...
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    Food Security

    Back to Stirring Chauvinism, Sri Lankan Politicians Question UNICEF Report on Malnutrition

    As Sri Lankan opposition members of parliament raked up the issue of an imminent child malnutrition crisis, a minister raised questions about a UNICEF...
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    Accountability

    Are Philippines, Pakistan Set to Follow Sri Lankan Path to Economic Woes?

    Activists say that the Sri Lanka economic crisis is a cautionary tale for other countries of the global South, arguing for debt cancellation for...
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    Accountability

    The Crisis for Sri Lankan Children Is a Cautionary Tale for SouthAsia

    More reports are already emerging of an increase in abuse, exploitation and violence against children due to the mounting economic pressure. There are already...
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    Accountability

    Colombo’s Controversial New President

    Ranil Wickremasinghe’s appointment is controversial. He was once considered a highly credible presidential candidate. Yet most Sri Lankans believe he now lacks legitimacy to...
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    Bangladesh To Launch Year-Long Doorstep Family Planning Drive to Reverse Rising Births

    The campaign offers a case study in how a middle-income country with a strong historical track record in family planning responds when systems weaken.
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    World Bank Flags Persistent Child Stunting in Sri Lanka as Lasting Scar of Economic Crisis

    Health officials have acknowledged that traditional approaches have not fully resolved the stunting puzzle and are exploring new measures.
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    World Bank Flags Persistent Child Stunting in Sri Lanka as Lasting Scar of Economic Crisis

    Health officials have acknowledged that traditional approaches have not fully resolved the stunting puzzle and are exploring new measures.
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